Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-01-14
Alma. Mich. Friday. January IA. 1873

Mrs. Esther Spayde ,an old resident OF
Alma, died Tuesday afternoon at four
O'Clock, at the residence Of her son-in-
law. Benz. Miller, just South of town.
The deceased was highly respected
lady and was 20 years of age.
Art. ID. Amsden left Monday for Alma
where he commenced work upon the
RECORD. Amsden served three years
in this Office and left here thorough,
practical printer, fully competent to
conduct any branch of country print
ing office.-Stanton Herald.
Marcus Pollasky attended the
meeting of the State Board of Chari-
ties and Corrections, of which body
he is member, at Jackson, Wed
nesday. He reports very pleasant
session and as being much pleased
with his associates on the board.
There is a strife between Ann
Arbor, Adrian and Saginaw City for
the possession of the proposed Ger
man Lutheran theological seminary,
which the synod has decided to To-
cate in Michigan, but, so far, Sagi-
nav alone has shown q substantial
ambition to possess it, Canvassing
committees have been actively at
work and they have secured enough
promises of money to about assure
Saginaw of the school.
Prof. B. A. Welstead, the new
principal of the Normal, is guiding
the affairs of the school with = strong
and steady hand. He is young
man of push, integrity, and educa-
ton. He was educated at King 5
College, London, and then spent five
years in school in Switzerland and
Paris. He was formerly associate
principal with Mr.. Harding, at Fen.
ton, and hence knows just how to
manage the school here. He fills
the chair of modern languages with
grace and ability. "The school ha:
; fallen into better hands than it was
in BEFORE" says one of the teacher:
who has worked with him yea
a. J half.
John Roach, the noted ship builde
died at his New York home, Monda,
morning at 5 o'clock, from a cance
very similar to hat which caused Gen
Grants death. His 'ife is an exampl
of What pluck will do. He has bull
ia vessels, mostly at Chester, P'.., o..r
they represent value Of more THAI
So .000, 600. Most of these vessels ar
steamships engaged in IT, South.Amer
lean trade. Ninety per cent of the irol
: vessels sailing under the American fla
were built by John Roach; most of thes
belong to the merchant marine. HI
contracts with the government hay
amounted to about $1,000, 600, exclusiy
: of the three new cruisers now beini
built. AT one time his fortune was es
timated at s. 100000.
, The Saginaw train, which passe
through here every morning at S:i
: came to grief Tuesday forenoon. Tn
Grand Rapids Democrat says: The Sag
inaw train on the ID. /. & n. railroad
jumped the track two piles north o
, Belmont. The accident was caused b
the breaking of an axle under the bag
gage car, which was derailed. TIL
other cars which made up the train, tw
passenger coaches, were thrown fror
the track and 10 feet down an embanb
ment w w. Lee, the conductor, VIII
, was standing up at the time the acc
dent occurred, was the only person hun
and he was slightly injured about tn
, face and head. About u o'clock
> wrecking train left this city for tn
2 scene Of the accident and Mr. Lee wa
! brought to this city and taken to In
Eagle hotel. The wounded man
i, married and lives with his family at 81
/, Louis. He will be able TO 60 home tC
morrow Thursday
Since it has become apparent tha
= Alma is not to have toboggan slid
I this winter, we have heard several il
quiries concerning the snow shoe clu
= suggested by the RECORD some tim
e ago. The Norwegian snow shoe is tn
{ only one we know much about, bu
t as that figured quite extensively in til
Y sport of our earlier years. We can Civ
4 "a few pointers regarding it. The she
i. is thin strip of polished ash, about
g inches wide and six or seven feet lon
:. and turned up at the front. a bloc
h and strap in the middle furnishes SUI
e port and fastening to the feet Th
G only essential things to be learned al
to keep your balance and stee
Y straight a practiced snowshoer ca
I go over level ground at speed of bC
n tween 10 and IL miles per hour and kee
: il up all day If necessary. Perhaps